g a prisoner with his own hands, whennot justified by self-defence \ uttering a lie to his sovereign ;effeminacy; drunkenness and licentious conduct; acting as atraitor towards his King and Country. Por this last crime,the most disgraceful of all, the Escutcheon was condemnedto be borne reversed.… … Helm of Richard, Earl of Arundel, from his seal (a.d. 1346). CHAPTER XIV CORONETS AND HELMETS CORONETS are Crowns worn by Princes and Nobles onstate occasions, and are always represented abovetheir Coats of Arms. To every grade of Nobility is assigneda Coronet of a peculiar form, by which the rank…
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